Me: “So, who are you going to support this year?”
K: “I’m not sure. Do you want to read up on policies together and I’ll vote for both of us?”
Me: “Huh?” (Pause, cogs turning) “No, I meant at the Grand Prix.”
K: “Oh. I just support colours. Who are the blue ones?”
Me: “They’re not blue anymore. They’re […]
Filed under: Formula 1 on May 31st, 2007 | No Comments »
Crap, I’m totally addicted to Facebook. It’s worse than being at school as far as the whole popularity/coolness factor goes. For someone who will never go to a high school reunion, hates the whole cheerleading, popularity contest drama that goes on at schools, I am completely and utterly sucked in to cyber social networking. Damn […]
Filed under: popculture, tech on May 30th, 2007 | No Comments »
Just checked the results and feeling blissfully content because Fisi maintained his fourth place on the grid to finish fourth. At last Fisi! Alonso, Hamilton and Massa took the podium. I’m looking forward to watching the race this week if for nothing else but to gaze longingly at the blue ocean of the Monaco coast. […]
Filed under: Formula 1, travel on May 27th, 2007 | No Comments »
Fisico’s starting fourth in tomorrow’s Grand Prix in Monaco. Finally a qualifying I can get on board with. Now let’s see a decent result tomorrow Renault. Oh and terrific job by the way; I knew you’d get there eventually. Currently down in very sunny Huntsville, AL spending time at the pool, feasting on some good […]
Filed under: Formula 1, famille et amis on May 26th, 2007 | No Comments »
Jay’s current obsession is the Scooby Doo movies. For the last six nights we have watched one of either the first or second Scooby Doo films and while I have little objection to watching Freddie Prinze Jr parading around in 70s polyester garb and with a very fetching ascot; (the scene where he fights the […]
Filed under: popculture, famille et amis on May 23rd, 2007 | No Comments »
In a determined effort to raise the tone of my recent entries - I know my preoccupation with men with cheekbones who drive at 180 mph or slay aliens with a single blast whilst maintaining an air of bored cool is getting a little obsessive (for those of you who know me this really shouldn’t […]
Filed under: englishness on May 21st, 2007 | No Comments »
So, I have a huge crush on Ben Browder, aka Colonel Mitchell from Stargate SG-1. Actually let’s make that plural crushes because I happen to think that Dr. Daniel Jackson is one hot archaelogist and Teal’c sure can demolish an alien with that wickedly impressive upper body. But this entry is about Colonel Mitchell…the man […]
Filed under: popculture, famille et amis on May 21st, 2007 | No Comments »
I’ve made my decision and despite the stomach-churning and headache-making thought that went into it I do feel like I made the right choice. So often in making momentous decisions in my life I suffer from the twinge of regret afterwards but with this one…nothing. Thank you Tim, for your words. You have no idea […]
Filed under: indiana, Formula 1, famille et amis on May 20th, 2007 | No Comments »
I have a decision to make. A really big one. The kind of decision that could totally change my path in life. The kind of decision that is utterly consuming me and making me sick to my stomach. Not because either of the options I have before me are bad but just so momentous. I have […]
Filed under: indiana, famille et amis, travel, global englishness on May 16th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It’s Saturday morning and I’m getting ready for work (wretched student registration training). I’m in Jay’s room choosing his clothes and hear voices outside. I look out and see Jay in his navy McQueen pjs, Crocs and a fireman’s helmet riding his train on the pavement, screwdriver in hand. Keith is a little way off […]
Filed under: famille et amis on May 14th, 2007 | No Comments »
Renault - you’re kidding me right? Seventh and ninth? What the f*$#?
I have to confess I watched only the last four laps of the Spanish Grand Prix (even F1 loses out to a sunny day and the ability to play outside!) and even those were half-hearted as I realised Massa was a clear numero uno, […]
Filed under: Formula 1 on May 14th, 2007 | No Comments »
A friend and I were talking the other day and I mentioned how when I returned from DC there was rather a lot of things in the house that weren’t done, (none of the mail was opened, Jay’s school fees weren’t paid for the week, the washing was done but no ironing, all the fruit […]
Filed under: famille et amis on May 9th, 2007 | No Comments »
Dude, it’s a Golf on steroids…
VW Tiguan Concept Car LAAutoShow
Filed under: popculture, media on May 8th, 2007 | No Comments »
I really thought that a week away sans famille, washing, ironing, paperwork and filing, cleaning and cooking (I know, who’d have thought I actually had a job as well?) that I would get to update every day, have masses of glorious time to myself and spend my evenings reading all the books that I took […]
Filed under: travel, Washington DC on May 7th, 2007 | No Comments »
So France has a new president. Nicolas Sarkosky was voted in last night with a six percent margin; 53 % of the votes to Royal’s 47. Apparently 85% of people turned out to vote - an impressive example of democracy to say the least. Puts some of the more perceived “democratic” countries quite to shame.
Some […]
Filed under: media on May 7th, 2007 | No Comments »
Pixar has totally put their brain jelly-making tools into the minds of all little boys with the movie Cars. I went out with Jim and Carmen last night and they have a two year old, (he is a little Cherub complete with blond curly hair and chubby arms and legs). Apparently, like Jay, he has also been […]
Filed under: popculture, travel, Washington DC on May 2nd, 2007 | No Comments »
As I crawled back to the hotel last night in the almost early hours of the morning after too many glasses of wine and many hours of non-stop chatter with Vanessa, I felt a warm sense of belonging. I love the city, did I mention that recently?
I’d forgotten that Washingtonian women have a dreadful habit […]
Filed under: travel, Washington DC on May 1st, 2007 | No Comments »
